Dupondius - Commodus HERC ROM CONDITORI COS VII P P S C, Hercules

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year192
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Dupondius = 1/8 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC III#629, OCRE#ric.3.com.629
Obverse descriptionBust of Commodus, radiate, draped with lion-skin, right; club.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringL AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL
(Translation: Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus Augustus Pius Felix. Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus, the pious and fortunate emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionCommodus, as Hercules, ploughing left with two oxen.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHERC ROM CONDITORI COS VII P P S C
(Translation: Hercules Romae Conditori, Consul Septimum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Hercules, founder of Rome, consul for the seventh time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (192)  - -
Catalog ID3728849800
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